Naturalist’s Notebook: Gopher Tricks
Many predators have an eye out for Botta's pocket gophers.
Author Archives: John Muir Laws
Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws is the author of the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide. Learn more and find class schedules at johnmuirlaws.com.
Naturalist’s Notebook: See the World in a Velella
Did you know that you an find an echo of the spin of the planet in the sails of the by-the-wind sailors that wash ashore in spring and early summer?
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Rainbow Connection
The poet Keats warned that understanding a rainbow may "unweave" it, robbing it of mystery. John Muir Laws disagrees.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Electrostatic Flight
How spiders take flight, without any wind to help.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Beaver Bingo
Bay Area beavers are making a comeback. Here's how to recognize they've been working in an area.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Disco Anemones
The sunburst anemone has two color morphs and a glowing reputation.
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Nuances of Yellow-Rumped Warblers
Yellow-rumped warblers are around in winter. But which variant are you seeing?
Naturalist’s Notebook: Making Waves
The next time you sit at the shore, ponder the physics crashing before you.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Where to See Lions
Distinguishing our northern fur seals, Steller sea lions, and California sea lions.
